Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-12
A screed from an ssOld'' Corres-
pOndent.

BosToN, Mass, January 3, 1887.
EDITOR HRRALD:-As you are all get
ting along so nicely there in Los An
geles midst sunshine and flowers, want
to tell you that have been out with q
lot of the Conservatory girls in Franklin
Square snowballing. We had the great
est fun you ever saw. The sleighs are
flying up aud down Washington street
by the thousands. The first morning L
heard the bells l said to myself, what
lots of bread wagons there are in the
streets to-day. The weather was pretty
nice here and not too cold up to Decem-
ber 30, and then we got it. Wehad the
steam on all night, but everything was
frozen tight, and even the hot water
wouldn't run. l never saw hot water
freeze before. 1t took the porters, the
ianitor and l don't know how many
chambermaids to thaw US out. The
frost made such pretty pictures ON
the windows, castles and fruits and
flowers, but knew the flowers were all
out there in Los Angeles festooning
| everything. l must say, though, that
Jack Frost is great artist, on glass.
There are five hundred sleeping
rooms in the New England Conserva-
tory and they are all filled with girls.
The dining room is as big as the one at
the Palace, and then there are lots OF
piano, organ, drawing. painting and
sculpture rooms. l could write you
good long letter about the Conservatory
if thought you could find room for it
in your paper. There is something in
struc,ive and pleasant going on every |
evening in the concert room. l am
painting picture Of Lake Tahoe on cam
vas, which is to be hung-I don't say |
,ohere it is to be hung. but it is to be
hung, all the same.
There are lots Of conservatory girls |
coming to California next summer dur
ing vacation. told girl yesterday |
that there were oranges and lemons and |
flowers, and lawns everywhere we went
in Los Angeles, and she said "was
off," answered her that was off too
far to see them, only in my mind, and
so ] am. The trees in front of my win
are hung with icicles, and the sun
shines through them and they look like
diamonds. There are girls here from
every state and territory i'll the Union,
and from Canada (they call the Cana
dians blue noses in Boston), Cuba,
Europe and Guatemala. There is to bs
an organ recital tonight in Sleeper
Hall. There is no place in the world
where there is so much taught as here.
There are teachers for all instruments,
organ, piano, harp, violin, cello, bass,
and every instrument you ever saw at a
Thomas concert.
l have got some news for you.
went to see Mr.. Raymond on Saturday,
and he told me that on the 18th of this
month, the finest train of cars ever seen
on railroad would leave here for Los
Angeles via the battle fields of the South.
New Orleans and San Antonio, carrying
l20 passengers and will consist of the
new and elegant Pullman dining car
Raymond two new hotel cars called
the Cataract" and international, (of
the leading hotels at Niagara Falls), and
newest. largest and most approved pat
terms, each with twelve sections, drawing
room and smoking room. Three Of these
latter are named, respectively, "Whit-
comb" Z" Holden" and Pasadena-I for.
get the name of the other one. 1t will
be the finest train ever made up, and Mr..
Raymond says it will create sensation
while crossing the continent.
1t is just Two years since l wrote you
a letter, which was from the New Or
leans Exposition, so / don't impose on
you often, and l want you to make any
correction you may see fit. and publish
it, as am little Los Angeles girl you
know GEORGE TRUMAN,